Anyone using elect. wire markers?

On Fri, 6 May 2005 08:28:48 -0400, " jls" wrote:

When I was in aviation maintenance school a classmate recited a sentence
which could help one remember those colors in their correct sequence. The
instructor, who was also the prez of the school, immediately scolded the
student and warned him not to repeat the sentence again. I can't remember
the whole thing but "rape our young girls" would account for red, orange,
yellow, green." What method did YOU use?

The version I was taught back in high school was G-rated, presented as referring
to horses:

Bad Boys Run Our Young Girls But Violet Goes Wildly

Ron Wanttaja

jls wrote:
"Highflyer" wrote in message
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Works great. If you don't like the little marker tapes you can always use
Jim's option and put the number on with colored markers using resistor

color

codes. Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White

Highflyer



When I was in aviation maintenance school a classmate recited a sentence
which could help one remember those colors in their correct sequence. The
instructor, who was also the prez of the school, immediately scolded the
student and warned him not to repeat the sentence again. I can't remember
the whole thing but "rape our young girls" would account for red, orange,
yellow, green." What method did YOU use?

Here is an acronym to help me, sinner that I am, remember the seven
deadlies: PEGGLA.



Bad boys rape our young girls but violet gives willingly.

Bad beer ruins our young guts but vodka does well.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Better Be Ready Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West. So Go.

(The last two are Silver 10% and Gold 5%)

The white teflon wire is excellent for aircraft because it does not melt
easily or burn.

Although they sell marking numbers and a kit, a simple way is to use the
small heat shrink tubing slightly larger than the teflon wire for marking.
With a few different color heat shrink, you can identify each end of the
wire with unique bands.

And, if you want to put a bit more work into it, you could use the standard
color code bands to identify pin numbers on plugs. For example, a brown and
red band would be pin 12.

This requires some standardization to make sure you are not upside down, or
you could always use a different width to start.

Prices varies a great deal on heat shrink tubing, do do not get ripped off.
I find it is handy to have a number of different sizes and colors. Clear
heat shrink is good for labeling, as Jim mentioned.

Colin

COLIN LAMB wrote:
The white teflon wire is excellent for aircraft because it does not melt
easily or burn.

And as a result doesn't give off noxious fumes when exposed to extreme
temperature.